Hold Tight

Publisher Marketing: Mike held his son s hand and told him to hold tight, and he could feel the little hand dig into his but the crush got bigger and the little hand slipped from his and Mike felt that horrible panic, as if a wave hit them at the beach and it was washing his baby out with the tide. The separation lasted only a few seconds, ten at the most, but Mike would never forget the spike in his blood and the terror of those brief few moments. Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they d become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill - the latest in a string of issues at school - they can t help but worry. They install a sophisticated spy program on Adam s computer, and within days they are jolted by a message from an unknown correspondent addressed to their son: Just stay quiet and all safe. Meanwhile, browsing through an online memorial for Spencer put together by his classmates, Betsy Hill is struck by a photo that appears to have been taken on the night of her son s death and he wasn t alone. She thinks it is Adam Baye standing just outside the camera s range; but when Adam goes missing, it soon becomes clear that something deep and sinister has infected their community. For Tia and Mike Baye, the question they must answer is this: When it comes to your kids, is it possible to know too much?" Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/14/2008 pg. 58 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 02/18/2008 pg. 136 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2008 pg. 161 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Booklist 03/01/2008 pg. 29 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Romantic Times 04/01/2008 pg. 86 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Library Journal 04/01/2008 pg. 72 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Entertainment Weekly 04/18/2008 pg. 67 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 05/09/2008 pg. 69 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/03/2008 pg. 26 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2009 pg. 21 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly Best Books 03/23/2009 pg. 19 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 110 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 148 (EAN 9780525950608, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Coben, Harlan Harlan Coben is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty previous novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Missing You, Six Years, Stay Close, Live Wire, Caught, Long Lost, and Hold Tight as well as the Myron Bolitar series and, more recently, a series aimed at young adults, featuring Myron's nephew, Mickey Bolitar. The winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, he lives in New Jersey. Contributor Bio:  Brick, Scott Scott Brick, actor, narrator, and writer, attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks, from thrillers and science fiction to classics and nonfiction. He has recorded more than six hundred audiobooks and won over fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has been honored with several Audie Awards and named a Golden Voice by "AudioFile" magazine.